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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kingswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingswood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Kingswood:
    • 37.718948, -86.408588
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kingswood
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
    • Since Kingswood is near Grayson County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Kingswood

Communities Also Named Kingswood ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Kingswood.

Within Kentucky, the name Kingswood is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Kingswood is located in Elmore County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the south of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Kingswood.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Kingswood is located in Bulloch County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Kingswood.
      • Clarke County
      • This Kingswood is located in Clarke County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Kingswood.
      • Fayette County
      • This Kingswood is located in Fayette County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the south southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kingswood.
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Kingswood is located in Orleans Parish and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Kingswood.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Kingswood is located in Harford County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Kingswood.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Kingswood [Camden County].
      • Hunterdon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Kingswood [Hunterdon County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Kingswood [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Kingswood is located in Henderson County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Kingswood.
      • Iredell County
      • This Kingswood is located in Iredell County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Kingswood.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Kingswood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Kingswood.
      • Union County
      • This Kingswood is located in Union County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the east southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Kingswood.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Kingswood is located in Horry County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Kingswood.
      • Richland County
      • This Kingswood is located in Richland County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Kingswood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Kingswood is located in Hamblen County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Kingswood.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Kingswood is located in Dallas County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Kingswood.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Kingswood is located in James City County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Kingswood.
      • Nelson County
      • This Kingswood is located in Nelson County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the east of the Kingswood that is located in Breckinridge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Kingswood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingswood ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cave Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Centerview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerview is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Cobblers Knob
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cobblers Knob is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblers Knob
  • Codyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Codyville is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
  • Dyer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Falling Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Falling Branch is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
  • Fisher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fisher is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Glen Dean
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
  • Graysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Graysville is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Horn Back Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
    • Indian Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
    • Locust Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Locust Hill is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Madrid
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Madrid is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Rockvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
    • Tar Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork

How Far From Kingswood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kingswood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingswood and extending to:

  • Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingswood to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingswood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Kingswood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Kingswood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7189, Longitude: -86.4086       In this case, the coordinates for Kingswood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.61 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.798 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.137 degrees.